Malawi

Literacy Rate

62.14
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

129
Burundi68.38
130
Nepal67.91
131
Bhutan66.56
132
Togo66.54
133
Angola66.03
134
Malawi62.14
135
Nigeria62.02
136
Haiti61.69
138
Sudan60.7
139
Mozambique60.66

Africa Ranking

27
Morocco73.75
28
Rwanda73.22
29
Egypt71.17
30
Burundi68.38
31
Togo66.54
32
Malawi62.14
33
Nigeria62.02
34
Sudan60.7
35
Mozambique60.66
36
Comoros58.82

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Definition of Literacy Rate

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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